cent

Meaning

1. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
2. (informal) A small sum of money.
3. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
4. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
5. A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
6. A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
7. Abbreviation of century.
8. (obsolete) Abbreviation of centum. One hundred.
9. Abbreviation of centigrade.
10. Abbreviation of center.

Synonyms

penny

centime

centimeter

centimetre

central

cents

copper

hermit

hundred

hundredth

sent

wizard

one hundredth

c.

euro-cent

eurocent

center

Eurocent

centigrade

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛnt/

Etymology

From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.